club roster 2009 season stats GP Goals Assists 21 5 2 name: Chris Wondolowski position: F height: 6-0 weight:165 Birthdate: January 28, 1983 Hometown: Danville, CA last club: Houston (MLS)

date	clubs	video description
03/28/09	Dynamo @ Quakes	Chris Wondolowski strikes back
07/12/07	Dynamo @ Fire	Chris Wondolowski Goal

Outlook: Wondolowski returns to San Jose, the team that originally drafted him in 2005 and figures to take advantage of his opportunities with his new team.

2008 MLS: Frequent late-game substitute made eight MLS appearances … Made only MLS start in season opener on 3/29 at NE … Playoffs: Did not appear … Champions' Cup: Started both legs of the quarterfinal series vs. Municipal and scored third goal in 3-1 home win on 3/19 … Came on as a substitute in both legs of the semifinal vs. Saprissa … Open Cup: Captained the Dynamo at Charleston on 7/1, played all 120 minutes, and scored in the shootout … SuperLiga: Made three sub appearances and scored in championship-game shootout at NE on 8/5 … Champions League: Started, played 90 minutes, and scored the opening goal in 2-1 win vs. San Francisco on 10/7 … Started and played all 90 minutes in 1-1 tie at Firpo on 10/28 … Reserves: Captain of championship Dynamo Reserves squad … One of two players to play all 1,080 minutes … Finished second on the team and in the top five in the league in scoring with six goals and three assists.

2007 MLS: Earned increased playing time as a regular substitute at forward … Appeared in 16 games, making three starts and notching a goal and an assist … Made first start of the season on 4/29 in 1-0 loss vs. CHI … Started in 2-1 win vs. COL on 6/7 and assisted on Joseph Ngwenya's goal, holding the ball up for Brian Mullan on the play … Scored only league goal of the season in 4-0 win at CHI on 7/12, tapping in a deflected Dwayne De Rosario shot immediately after entering the game … Champions' Cup: Entered as a substitute in both legs of the quarterfinal series against Puntarenas and was booked in the second leg on 3/1 … Came on as a sub in the 82nd minute of the semifinal first leg vs. Pachuca on 3/15 and scored two minutes later, one-timing a Brad Davis cross to give Houston a 2-0 lead … SuperLiga: Appeared as a substitute in the 1-1 tie vs. Monarcas Morelia on 7/29 … Came on in overtime of the semifinal vs. Pachuca on 8/14 … Converted his penalty kick in the shootout with a shot off the underside of the crossbar to give Houston a 2-1 lead … Open Cup: Played all 120 minutes of the 1-0 loss at Charleston on 7/10 … Reserves: Finished second in the MLS Reserve Division in scoring with seven goals in 11 games, almost half of the team total of 16 … It was the third consecutive year he led his franchise's reserve team in goals.

2006 MLS: Scored his first MLS goal on 8/31 at CHI in 2-2 tie … Earned a penalty kick on 8/26 at CHV … Started four of his six games played … Open Cup: Scored goal in 3-0 quarterfinal win vs. FCD on 8/23 and appeared in all three Dynamo games … Reserves: Led the franchise in scoring in reserve play for the second year in a row with 13 goals in 11 games.

2005 MLS: Earthquakes leading scorer in reserve league appeared in two MLS games for first team … Played five total minutes and received a yellow card … Made Earthquakes MLS debut on 9/10 vs. CHV… Entered as a sub in the 86th minute on 10/8 vs. RSL … Open Cup: Made Earthquakes and Open Cup debut as substitute on 8/3 at Portland … Reserves: Appeared in all 12 reserve league matches, scoring eight goals.

College: 2004: Named to the CCAA first team for fourth consecutive season at Chico State … Scored five goals and registered two assists … 2003: Named to CCAA first team … Named second team Division II All-America … Helped Chico State to CCAA Championship and a 19-4-1 record … Led Chico to NCAA Division II championship game … Played 23 games, registering 11 goals and eight assists … 2002: Played 19 games, notching 12 goals and seven assists … Named to CCAA first team … 2001: Led team with 10 goals and six assists in 19 games … Named To CCAA first team.

High School/Club Soccer: Played for the Chico Rooks of the Men's Premier Soccer League in 2004 … Named Rooks MVP after leading team with 17 goals and 10 assists and being named an MPSL all-star … Starred at De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif. … Helped De La Salle to 2001 North Coast Section Title. Mustangs, coached by Tom Moore, and DVSC Renegades, coached by Rick Murin.

Personal: Married Lindsay prior to the 2009 season … Father, John Wondolowski, is San Ramon Valley High School assistant soccer coach … Younger brother, Stephen, was a reserve on the Dynamo's MLS Cup championship team in 2007 and was also a teammate in 2008 … Graduated from De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif. … Member of the track team at De La Salle, offered a track scholarship to UCLA … Hobbies include anything with sports … Favorite music is hip-hop … Was a liberal studies major … Favorite athlete growing up was Michael Jordan … Admires golfer Tiger Woods … If not playing soccer, he would play basketball because it has "a lot of similarities to soccer."